Why does the Apple store carry iKlear cleaning solution in stores?

As I've posted before, there's no reason to use an overpriced screen cleaner like iKlear.
I use the store brand screen cleaning sprays carried by Office Depot or Staples.
Often, just water won't clean off smudges very well.
I just mist my screen and clean with a microfibre cloth.
I've been using those sprays for years on my Mac notebooks' screens and never had a problem.
Of course ya can always use a pisss soaked rag but one's screen does get pretty smelly after a while. 🙂

They carry it because they know some of us misbehave.

Avoid the use of Windex which contains chemicals that can eventually cause damage to a non-glass screen.

Your computer's user manual should have a section on how to clean the screen. It also came with a black cleaning cloth. If you Google search about screen cleaning you will likely find appropriate products to use. Lastly, select Mac Help from the Finder's Help menu and search for "clean screen." First listed article is, "Cleaning your computer screen."

They carry it because they're a store, and like any store, anything that boost the margins is great to have on the shelf. It's the same reason any store sells really expensive accessories.

I've always used water as the manual recommends. But iKlear is safe and I'm not necessarily against it. It may be good for unusual or stubborn stains that water can't dissolve. But for everyday cleaning, the question is whether you would prefer to clean your screen for free, or by paying for an expensive chemical.

I've never bought a screen protector for my iPhone either, and it's been totally fine.

Jai Ho wrote:
actually i lives on the farming land. for cleaning of the glass. i use the sheeps urine. it works like the charm as say they and is very safe. google has the infos.

Ha! Where can I get a bottle?

It may be safer to mist the microfiber cloth rather than the screen, knowing how some people can get carried away. I remember somebody who did in an iBook display by spraying windex on it. I generally use deionized water, but if I need more cleaning power, I use the stuff for cleaning my glasses which I get from the eyeglass place for free.

Network 23 wrote:
And the method of misting the cloth, not the screen, is specifically mentioned in Apple's recommendation, to avoid creating drips into the casing.

Well, the cleaning solutions come in pump bottles, not aerosols; I just give three spritzes across my screen; solution never drips into the casing.

I think it would be ideal to avoid that product and use Windex, like I do. But I have a glass-covered glossy display, and besides, I didn't say that.

They also carry Norton, and don't buy most anything with that name or you'll spend way too much time here asking for help.

8^)

Joe

actually i lives on the farming land. for cleaning of the glass. i use the sheeps urine. it works like the charm as say they and is very safe. google has the infos.

Yes, microfiber cloths help a lot. And the method of misting the cloth, not the screen, is specifically mentioned in Apple's recommendation, to avoid creating drips into the casing.

Still a bad idea. Spraying it onto the cloth, however the spray is operated, is much safer.